Movable headlight for automobiles.



w. w. PINK. HO'VABLE HEADLIGHT FOR AUTOMOBILES- APPLIOATION FILED APB-8, 191A.- 1,1 10,431, Patented Sept. 15,1914.

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W. W. PINK. MOVABLE HEADLIGHT FOR AUTOMOBILES. I

APPLIOATIQN FILED APILB, 1914. f t 1,110,431 Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

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WALDEN W. FINK, F CASTLEW'QQD, VKBGINIA.

MOVABLE HEADLIGHT FOR AUTOMOBILES To all 'uihom it may concern Be itknown that WALDEN W. FINK, a citi- I zen of the United States, residingat Castlecompanying drawings.

wood, in the county of Russell and State of Virginia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Movable Headlights forAutomobiles, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad to the ac- .This invention relates to new and useful improvements inheadlight supports for all-- tomobiles and more particularly to thattype which are automatically operated by the steering mechanism of themachine, the main object of the invention being the provision of lampsupporting brackets which are con- .nected with the steering gear of theauto mobile in such a manner that the lamps are turned in unison withthe front wheels of the automobile and so arranged that the brackets maybe disconnected from the steering gear so that they will not be movedwhen the steering gear is moved.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a headlightsupport of the above character whichwill possess advantages in-points ofeiiiciency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture and, at thesame time, is simple in construction and operation. I I

With the above and other Ob]CtS in View, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in thespecification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, Figurel is a top plan view illustrating the application of my improved device;Fig. 2 is a detail transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2, ofFig. 1.. Fig. 3 is a top plan View illustrating the removable connectionbetween the transverse steering member and the Specification of LettersPatent. I

Application filed April 8, 1914. Serial No. 830,448.

Patented Sept. 15, 1914.

vided at each end thereof with the pivoted spindles 2, upon which aremounted the steering wheels 3. Connected to the body portion of thespindles and projecting rearwardly therefrom, are the connecting links4, the inner ends of which are bifurcated to form spaced ears 5, betweenwhich .are mounted the ends of the connecting rod 6, said rod beingsecurely connected with the spaced ears 5 by means of the transversepivot pin 7. I

Formed integral with the forward end of the hood 8 ofithe machine, arethe brackets 9 which comprise the fenderof the automobile and areprovided at a point adjacent the hood with transverse openings 10 inwhich the standards 11 are mounted for rotation. The upper ends of thestandards 11 are provided with spaced arms 12 between which the lamp 13is arranged. The standard 11 is provided at substantially a centralpoint with an annular bearing plate 14 which is provided upon its innerface with an annular ball race 15 which is adapted to receive portionsof the bearing balls 16, said bearing balls being mounted for rotationwithin an annular groove or race way 17 formed in the upper face of thebracket 9.

Movably mounted upon the standard beneath the bracket 9, is a secondbearing plate 18 which is provided at its inner face with an annularrace way 19, in which the bearing balls 20 are arranged, said bearingballs being also arranged within the annular race way 21 formed in thelower face of the bracket 9. The bearingplate 18 is securely held inposition by means of a removable nut 22 which is threaded upon the lowerend of the standard 11 and is adapted to engage with a washer 23 whichis arranged between the bearing plate and the nut.

Iivotally secured to the lower end of the standards 11, are theconnecting rods 2i, said rods being bifurcated to form the spaced cars25 which are provided with alined slots 26 in which the pin 27 isarranged, whereby to pivotally and slidably mount said connecting rods.The inner ends of the connecting rods 24 are provided with substantiallyspherical portions 28 which are removably disposed within the sockets.29 formed within the cross rod or connecting rod 6. From this it willbe apparent that upon longitudinal movement of the rod 6, the rods 24will be actuated to rotate the standard 11 within the openings 10 formedin the brackets 9, whereby the lamps 13 will move in unison with thesteering wheel. The spherical portions 28 are retained within thesockets 25) by means of a pivoted plate 80 which is adapted to bearranged over the upper open side of the socket. I

Formed upon the rear face of the cross bar or connecting rod 6, adjacentone end thereof, are the spaced cars 31. Pivot-ally mounted, betweensaidears is an actuating rod 32, which connects with the steering rod 38by having a slotted plate secured to the upper face of said rod andhaving the lower end of the steering rod projecting through said slot,whereby upon rotary movement of the steering rod, the actuating rod willbe re ciprocated in order to rotate the standards 11, which are mountedWithin the brackets 9, said actuating rod also moving the steeringwheels in unison with the movement of the lamps. I

When it is not desired to use the lamps for rotating them simultaneouslywith the movement of the steering wheels, the spherical ends of the rods2% are arranged between the spring arms as which are secured to the sideof the hood to receive the ends of the rods 24.. In order to mount thespring arms in position, the inner ends thereof are secured to thesupporting arms 35 which are formed integral with the plates 36, wherebyto secure the same to the side of the hood by means of set screws or anyother suitable fasteners. From this it will be apparent that when it isnot desired to use the steering mechanism for actuating the lamps, theinner ends of the rods 2- are arranged within the clamping arms 3%. itwill be readily apparent that the spherical. portions 28 of the rods bequickly and readily arranged within the sockets 29 or removed therefrom.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings,

it will be readily apparent that I have provided a simple and durablehead light support for automobiles whereby the lamps actuated inaccordance with the steering mechanism, whereby the hood may be causedto be projected in the direction of. travel of the machine, whether in astraight course or in the turning of corners or around curves, therebylessening the danger of accidents and liability of collisions. It willalso be apparent that I have provided a simple and durable attachmentfor automobiles which is extremely simple in construction and can bemanufactured and applied to various makes of automobiles at acomparativelylow cost.

While I have shown and described the.

preferred form of my invention, it Will be obvious that various changesin the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted tofor successfully carrying my invention into practice, withoutsacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described this invention, what I claim is- 1. A device ofthe class described including the hood of a motor vehicle havingbrackets extending outwardly therefrom, rotatable standards carriedthereby, connecting rods having their outer ends bifurcated to formspaced ears, said ears being disposed upon opposite sides of thestandards and loosely connected thereto, an actuating rod, and movablemeans for normally retaining the inner ends of the connecting rods incontact with the actuating rod, means carried by the hood to supportsaid rods when in an inoperative position, and steering mechanismconnected with the actuating rod whereby to rotate said standards uponthe actuation of the steering mechanism.

2. A device of the class described including the hood of a motor vehiclehaving brackets extending outwardly therefrom, rotatable standardscarried thereby, connecting rods having their outer ends bifurcated .toform spaced ears, said ears being disposed upon opposite sides of thestandards and loosely connected thereto, an actuating rod, means forremovably connecting the inner ends of the first rods with the actuatingrod, spring arms carried by the hood and adapted to receive the innerends of the connecting rods, whereby to retain the standards againstrotation, and steering mechanism connected with the actuating rodwhereby to rotate the standards upon the actuation of the steeringmechanism.

3. A device of the class described'including rotatable standards,transverse pins carried by the lower ends of said standards,

rods having their outer ends bifurcated to fornispaced ears havingalined slots formed therein to receive said pins, the lnner ends of eachof said rods being provided with a spherical portion, a connecting rodhaving spaced sockets formed therein to receive the spherical ends ofthe first rods, and movable plates arranged over the upper open ends ofsaid sockets to removably retain the ends of the first rods therein.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

lVALDEN W. FINK.

Witnesses A. B. RASNAKE, N. W. EASTERLY.

